Scientists have often debated about whether animals have the capacity for

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human-like emotional connection. One possible example of such connection is
elephants that have been observed apparently paying homage to their dead. In a
study conducted in Kenya, researchers placed three objects a piece of wood, a
piece of elephant ivory, and an elephant skull- a short distance from a herd. The
elephants showed a marked preference for the ivory and the skull. They repeated
the experiment with the skulls of an elephant and two other animals. As they
predicted , the elephants showed a preference for the elephant skull.

Which generalization can be made based on the passage?

Elephant responses to different objects indicate a human-like emotional
connection to other elephants

Alanimals have emotional responses to the deaths of others of their
species.

Elephants respond to the remains of other elephants in an apparently
emotional fashion

Answer 1

The generalization that can be made based on the passage is:

Elephants respond to the remains of other elephants in an apparently emotional fashion.

This option directly reflects the observations and findings presented in the study, highlighting the specific behavior of elephants towards the remains of their own kind, which suggests a potential emotional connection.